Relevance of Cloud Computing for Defence Technology has always played the key role in defining the outcome of war. A modern-day military is investing in cutting-edge technologies to leverage their benefits in the evolving nature of... Ajey Lele , Munish Sharma | April 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
Troubled Waters: Exploring the Emerging Dynamics between Navies and Private Security Companies in Anti-piracy Operations The return of piracy to the Indian Ocean in modern times has culminated in the resurgence of the private violence industry in the maritime domain. For the first time in... Riddhi Shah | April 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
Exploring Risks and Vulnerabilities: An Alternate Approach to Maritime Security Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region Maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has become a central consideration. Shared risks and common vulnerabilities for state and non-state actors, generated by traditional and non-traditional security challenges,... Lee Cordner | April 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
Vulnerabilities in the Capital Acquisition Process From the stage of inception of a procurement proposal till the signing of the contract, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) diligently follows a fairly elaborate procurement procedure for capital acquisitions,... Amit Cowshish | April 2014 | Journal of Defence Studies
India’s abstention in the vote against Sri Lanka at Geneva: Likely Implications Despite its abstention, India will continue to be evaluated negatively in Sri Lanka for its approach to the Tamil issue. Moreover, Colombo is also taking steps which may unnecessarily complicate... Smruti S. Pattanaik | April 16, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Venezuela’s Political Chaos: Flailing President and Strong Generals The country is witnessing protests which are the biggest in over a decade and will only worsen unless a political accommodation is arrived at soon. The efficacy of multilateral institutions... Gautam Sen | April 16, 2014 | IDSA Comments
The Limits of French Military Intervention in Mali Containment of the terror threat in Sahel secures Europe, particularly its Southern parts; hence France has an interest in securing the region. However, France will not try to address the... Nachiket Khadkiwala | April - June 2014 | Africa Trends
African Union Malabo Summit: Key Takeaways At the Malabo summit, the member states of the African Union seem to have set forth ambitious goals for pushing development, security and the integration agenda in the continent. Translation... Ruchita Beri | April-June 2014 | Africa Trends
Indian Diaspora in Africa: A Profile Indian communities in Africa constitute 12.37 per cent of the total strength of India Diaspora and they reside in 46 countries of Africa inhabiting all linguistic, cultural or geographical regions... Rajneesh Kumar Gupta | April-June 2014 | Africa Trends
Ukraine: What next? Three meetings to discuss Ukraine are scheduled for the week beginning on Monday, April 14. The first meeting is of EU foreign ministers at Luxembourg on April 14. They are... K. P. Fabian | April 13, 2014 | IDSA Comments
